UPSC Current Affairs29 November 2023UPSCParthenon SculpturesContext: A diplomatic row sparked between Greece and the UK on Monday after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled a meeting with his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis over the...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCGPS Spoofing: Working, Risks and CountermeasuresGPS spoofing transmits deceptive navigation signals so that a receiver calculates a false position or time. It can disrupt aviation, shipping, telecommunications, financial systems and mi...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCKAMBALAWHY IN NEWS: Recently Bengaluru hold its first Kambala race, with 159 pairs of buffaloes and their jockeys racing through the specially made slush tracks in the city’s Palace Grounds. It...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCWhat is rat-hole mining, being done to rescue trapped Uttarkashi tunnel workersRat hole mining is a method of extracting coal from narrow, horizontal seams, prevalent in Meghalaya. The term “rat hole” refers to the narrow pits dug into the ground, typically just lar...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs28 November 2023UPSCFIBRE OPTIC CABLESOptical fibres are made of thin cylindrical strands of glass. The diameter of a typical fibre is close to the diameter of a human hair. These fibres can carry information, such as text, i...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCUttarakhand tunnel rescue: What is an auger machine, what went wrong, and what’s next?What is a horizontal auger machine? A horizontal auger machine, often called a horizontal boring machine or directional drill, is a specialised tool to create horizontal bores or undergro...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSC15 years of 26/11: How Mumbai terror attacks changed India’s security infrastructureMaritime security revamp Post 26/11, the Indian navy was given overall charge of maritime security, and the Indian Coast Guard was given the responsibility for territorial waters and to c...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCVillage Defence CommitteesWhy in news: With heightened terror activity in Jammu, the CRPF is reviving Village Defence Committees that were disbanded in the early 2000s. The committees had been disbanded in the ear...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs27 November 2023UPSCFitch downgrades US ratingContext: Global credit rating agency Fitch has downgraded US Sovereign rating from AAA to AA+ citing expected fiscal deterioration over next three years. Standard and Poor had downgraded...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 November 2023UPSCNew START Treaty: Nuclear Limits, Verification and SignificanceNew START is a strategic arms-control agreement between the United States and Russia that limits deployed nuclear forces and provides verification mechanisms. Its future affects strategic...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs26 November 2023UPSCAhom burial sitesWhy in news: The Centre has decided to nominate Assam’s Charaideo Maidams — the Ahom equivalent of the ancient Egyptian pyramids — for the UNESCO World Heritage Site status this year. The...Study this topic →
UPSC Current Affairs25 November 2023UPSCErra Matti DibbaluThese are basically coastal red sand dunes. They are minimum 18,500 to 20,000 years old and they can be related to the last glacial period. With the height of up to 30m, they exhibit badl...Study this topic →